FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis puts business degree to use Hargis began his new job at FGCU on April 29 knowing he would have about $15 million in annual funding—and also knowing the budget has more than doubled in the last decade.
FORT MYERS Students make goodie bags for kids fighting Cancer A special delivery, straight from the heart, to Galisano’s Children’s Hospital. Three 8th graders from Lexington Middle School delivered 100 goodie bags to bring smiles to kids fighting cancer.
TICE Large police presence at park in Tice Deputies and K9s are investigating Schandler Hall Community Park on Palm Beach Boulevard in Tice.
CAPE CORAL Lee County superintendent candidates face off in debate These three people, Denise Carlin, Morgan Wright and Sheridan Chester, are making it clear that they want the job.
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA DEA to reclassify Marijuana as Schedule Three drug When you think of marijuana in Florida, You might think of an illegal drug seized by law enforcement. Kim Rivers, the CEO of Florida-based cannabis retailer Trulieve, says when used medicinally, it can help a lot of people.
FORT MYERS Expect more delays on Colonial and Fowler due to intersection project Work on the Colonial Fowler intersection in Fort Myers is underway, and there are many moving parts.
FORT MYERS Lee County STET team protecting our schools with cameras There are cameras in our kid’s schools, dozens of them, but did you know that Lee County Schools sends those live video feeds to the sheriff’s office, and it’s someone’s job to watch them?
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA Six-week abortion ban to take effect soon A stricter abortion ban will take effect in Florida on Wednesday.
Estero’s Golf Coast Driving Range shuts down, visitors devastated A place to relax, let loose and hit a few drives, has come to the end of an era for this community. “This is the first place we came to,” said Roxanne Henningsen, a Bonita Springs resident. “And it like became our second home. The people are wonderful. It’s just a great atmosphere. And we’ve […]
CAPE CORAL Business owners reeling after massive fire in Cape Coral “Very scary” are the words Denise Creacy used to describe what she felt when she saw plumes of black smoke, firefighters, and police fill her neighborhood.
LEHIGH ACRES Changing how you are represented in Lee County Leaders want to hear your thoughts this week at a town hall on how you elect county commissioners.
FORT MYERS Frontier Airlines announces nonstop flights from RSW to San Juan, PR These flights will take off on June 2 and run 3 times a week.
NAPLES Fight to save the trees in Naples neighborhood When Sue Canfield looks up in her front yard she sees light shining through the sprawling branches of a 25-year-old Oak towering above her. The trees, which line every road in the waterways of naples, is why she choose this neighborhood but soon those very trees will be taken down.
City of Naples hosts open house workshop for Naples road projects The City of Naples is hosting an open house workshop to hear from the public regarding road improvements.
CAPE CORAL Ollie’s Pub, the home of SWFL’s local music scene, closes after 4 memorable years Ollie’s Pub, once the center of local original music in Southwest Florida, is closing after a prosperous yet arduous four years.
New FGCU athletic director Colin Hargis puts business degree to use Hargis began his new job at FGCU on April 29 knowing he would have about $15 million in annual funding—and also knowing the budget has more than doubled in the last decade.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – As a parent, you would do anything to keep your child safe. One mom in the Cape says she’s going to fight until her daughter’s walk to school is safe. Rachel Rhodes lives in southwest Cape Coral, near Veterans Parkway and SW 20th Avenue, where there are no sidewalks, no street lights and now there’s construction because of city’s water and sewer project. Every morning Rhodes’ daughter Alana makes the walk to school along SW 20th, in the dark. Rhodes says the bus won’t pick her daughter up because they live within a two mile radius of the high school and Rhodes works early leaving her daughter with one option: walk. So we decided to walk and bike the route ourselves to see just how dangerous it was. The video speaks for itself. There’s barely enough room for a car and pedestrian to share the road and when it’s dark, like it is when high school kids in Lee County head to school, you can’t see anything. In fact, look closely, that’s a biker, coming right at us. “To me it’s dangerous,” said Rhodes. And she’s not alone. A Facebook page formed shortly after 15-year-old Austin Dukette was killed while riding his bike to school in northwest Cape. The name of the group is “Cape Coral needs sidewalks and street lights.” So WINK News went to city council. We showed Councilman Lenny Nesta our video and asked for help. That’s when Councilman Nesta shared a very personal part of his past. “I had a son that got killed…. he was walking home. He wasn’t on a bicycle. and got hit by another 16-year-old,” he told us. The councilman and father is living Rachel Rhodes’ worst fear. “There are just no answers to why the Lord took your son. So I can relate,” he shared with us. Councilman Nesta says the city is doing what it can for now. “I know there is money in the city budget this year for the sidewalk program and street lighting so we are diligently working on that this year, but again, short term, parents cannot rely on the city all the time,” he said. “I didn’t rely on the city when UEP went through my area. I relied on my neighbors, other parents that went to that school to carpool and we all shared rides for that short period of time and it worked out well for us.” We asked the manager of the UEP project Paul Clinghan how short of a time it would be for Rachael Rhodes to see a change. “Since then that particular area has been paved,” he shared with us. “All of SW 20th has been widened by two feet.” Clinghan says he’s aware that particular stretch is busy and there are sidewalks and street lights in the city’s plan. But construction there isn’t slated to start for another year and a half. In the meantime, for Rhodes, none of these answers are good enough. “So I have to keep fighting the fight, until I feel comfortable and safe that my daughter can get home safely,” she said. There is a state law that defines hazardous walking conditions for students. We went through them and the road is not considered hazardous, according to the statute. We reached out to the Lee County School District. They tell us even if they made a new stop for our student Alana, she would still have to walk through construction.